My friends were there today and they said it was sooo bad. They just got passes this summer and were really spoiled by the low crowds. I don't think they've ever been through crowds like this (and I don't think I have either). They also told me they boarded onto Indy, then it broke down and it took them an hour and half to get off.
Yeah, today wasn't a great day for crowds. But I've seen it worse. Hopefully the crowds were due mainly to the Utah and AZ fall breaks and by Wednesday we'll begin to see them regress to normal.
We will be at Disneyland on CP weekend, 12/7-8, too...do you think it’s going to be crazy crowded?We have been here since yesterday. Yes crowded but thankfully MP and mobile ordering have been working well for us.
Tomorrow is our last day. I am mentally prepared for the worst. But then I’m coming back in December on CP weekend (that was a mistake in planning) so it’ll be fine.
It shouldn't be as crazy crowded as this week and, potentially, next week. When the fall breaks for major school districts in different states overlap and it seems like everyone heads for DLR, it really can feel insane! CP only adds crowds in Town Square and the lower half of Main Street. The further back you are in DL, the less you feel the CP effect. In DCA, you might not even know CP was going on in the other park.
UT's fall break starts next week (17th and 18th), so get ready for UT's annual escape to Anaheim! AZ and part of NV were there this week.
Do you think the last weekend in October will be bad? That's NV day. The whole state will be closed unlike the smaller counties having fall break. I know NV doesn't have the biggest population, but I know people who are planning to come that weekend. I want to avoid the Utah weekend...
I don't know if it will be bad, but I think there will be some crowds to see Halloween Time one last time before the actual holiday. That's the last weekend to see everything for those who can't get off work/school before the 31st and the last weekend OBB date, too. So I would at least expect local crowds, in addition to any guests from NV.
Not sure about Tuesday and Wednesday. But tomorrow is Columbus day. Some people don't have work. California schools don't have it off (that I know of), but other states do. Last year this day was very busy.
I'm not the expert that @theluckyrabbit is, but I think any time is pretty crowded lately. But I'm sure it's correct that it's mostly Main Street and Town Square that will be REALLY nuts.
It depends on the school. My friend is an art teacher in phoenix and she has tomorrow off, and I think Tuesday too. So, families could come all weekend, then leave Tuesday. She even said she knows of some students who are going (or probably currently at) the parks this weekend.
A bunch of SF bay area school districts have the day off, and some are off for the week.
One issue with the CP crowds is that, similar to crowds for fireworks or parades, these guests are waiting for a show. So they will camp for their spots all day and not move until the show is over -- this can mean from early in the day until nighttime -- which is a lot longer than most fireworks or parade crowds hang around. So you have a growing, not moving crowd in Town Square for both days of CP weekend. The rest of DL and all of DCA really aren't affected -- they just have normal, Holiday Time weekend crowds. DL now opens the eastern and western gateways to get traffic down Main Street in either direction -- makes things much easier. And you can always use the Monorail from DTD to TL to skip the main entrance area entirely.
I mean, attendance was down - really down - all summer. A lot of people here were predicting that the crowds would be back for Halloweentime/Fall Break, which has turned out to be accurate! I did hear some people in the parks on Saturday who had expected “low crowds” because of summer reports they’d heard... it’s not summer anymore!
Any words of wisdom for Veteran’s Day weekend? I am assuming it will be very crowded, but it’s the only time we could go and see the Christmas decorations.
